Photograph by Lena Pogrebnaya

February 24, 2026 marks four years since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. HOPE is presented at the SVI Art Gallery to acknowledge that date and to affirm that solidarity continues and attention has not faded.

This exhibition brings together artists whose work reflects on hope — not as an abstract idea, but as something that keeps people going, carried through daily life, memory, and creative practice. Hope is found in gestures of care, in the preservation of culture and language, in acts of resistance, and in the decision to continue.

Working across photography, graphic design, printmaking, drawing, painting, and textiles, the artists present personal and collective responses shaped by the realities of war, displacement, and connection to community. Some works speak directly to the present moment. Others approach it more indirectly, through symbolism, material, and process.

Together, the exhibition holds space for reflection while looking forward. In this context, hope is not passive. It is active, shared, and sustained through creative work.

Participating Artists

Diana Nadia Lawryshyn
Dima Lavrentiev
Iryna Tashlitska
Olenka Kleban
Olha Tkachenko
Lena Pogrebnaya
Mariya Haponenko
Ruslana Makarova
Sasha Theodora

Window display:
Anastasiia Bielohryvtseva – Paper Light – Contemporary Vytynanka Window Installation
Alex Slywynskyj – Sunflower – Stained glass